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Servitus

Defined in 4 dictionaries — Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Stimson (1881)

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

An easement; a servitude; slavery; bondage.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

Lat In 'the civil law. Slavery; bandage; the state of service. Defined as "an institution of the conventional law of nations, by which one person is subjected to the dominion of another, contrary to natural right." Inst. 1, 3, 2. Also a service or servitude; an easement.

Servitus actus. The servifude or right of walking, riding, or driving over another's ground. Inst. 2, 3, pr. A species of right of way.

Servitus altius non tollendi. The servitude of not building higher. A right attached to a house, by which its proprietor can revent his neighbor from building his own ouse higher. Inst. 2, 3, 4.

Servitus aquae duCendæ. The servifude of leading water; the right of leading water to one's own premises through another's land. Inst. 2, 3, pr.

Servitus aquae educendae. The servitude of leading off water; the right of leading off the water from one's own onto another's ground. Dig. 8, 3, 29.

Servitus aquæ hauriendæ. The servifude or right of draining water from another's spring or well. Inst. 2, 3, 2.
—. Servitus cloacae mittendæ. The servitude or right of having a sewer through the house or ground of one's neighbor. Dig. 8, 1, 7.

Servitus fumi immittendi. The servitude or right of leading off smoke or vapor through the chimney or over the ground of one's neighbor. Dig. 8, 5, 8, 5-7.

Servitus itineris. The servifude or privilege of walking, riding, and being carried over another's ground. Inst. 2, 3, pr. A species of right of way.

Servitus luminum. The servitude of lights; the right of making or having windows or other openings in a wall belonging to another, or in a common wall, in order to obtain light for one's building. Dig. 8, 2, 4.

Servitus ne luminibus officiatur. A servifude not to hinder lights ; the right of having one's lights or windows unobstructed or darkened by a neighbor's building, etc. Inst. 2, 3, 4.

Servitus ne prospectus offendatur. A servitude not to obstruct one's prospect, i. e., not to intercept the view from one's house. Dig. 8, 2, 15.

Servitus oneris ferendi. The servitude of bearing weight; the right to let one's building rest upon the building, wall, or pillars of one's neighbor. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 317.

Servitns pascendi. The servitude of pasfuring; the right of pasturing one's cattle on another's ground; otherwise called "jus pascendi." Inst. 2, 3, 2.

Servitns peeoris ad aquam adpnlsam. A right of driving one's cattle on a neighbor's land to water.

Servitns prædii rnstici. The servifude of a rural or country estate; a rural servitude. Inst. 2, 3, pr., and 3,

Servitns prædii urbani. The servifude of an urban or city estate ; an urban servitude. Inst. 2, 3. 1.

Servitns prædiornm. A prædial servitude; a service, burden, or charge upon one estate for the banefit of another. Inst. 2, 3, 3.

Servitns projiciendi. The servitude of projecting; the right of building a projection from one's house in the open space belonging to one's neighbor. Dig. 8, 2, 2,

Servitus prospectus. A right of prospect. This may be either to give one a free prospect over his neighbor's land or to prevent a neighbor from having a prospect over one's own land. Dig. 8, 2, 15 ; Domat, 1, 1, 6.

Servitus stillicidii. The right of drip; the right of having the water drip from the eaves of one's house upon the house or ground of one's neigh-bar. Inst. 2, 3, 1, 4; Dig. 8, 2, 2.

Servitns tigni immittendi. The servitude of letting in a beam; the right of inserting beams in a neighbor's wall. Inst. 2, 3, 1, 4; Dig. 8, 2, 2.

Servitus vise. The servifude or right of way; the right of walking, riding, and driving ever another's land. Inst 2, 3, pr.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

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In the civil law. Slavery; bondage; the state of service. A service or servitude; a burden imposed on one person or estate for the benefit of another. Servitus actus: the servitude or right of walking, riding or driving over another's ground. Servitus altius non tollendi: the servitude of not building higher, — a right attached to a house, by which the owner can prevent his neighbor from building higher. Servitus aquie dncendee: the servitude of leading water; the right of leading water to one's own premises, through another's land. Servitus aquae eduoendse: the servitude of leading off water; the right of leading off the water from one's tns cloacae initteudsc: the servitude or right of having a sewer through the house or grouad of oae's neighbor. Servitus fumi immittendi: the servitude or right of leading off smoke or vapor through tiie cliimney or over the ground of one's neighbor. Servitus itineris: the servitude or privilege of walking, riding and being carried over another's ground. Servitus luminum: the servitude of lights; the right of making or having windows or other openings, for the purposes of light, in a wall belonging to another, or in a common wall. Servitus ne luminibus ot Hciatun a servitude not to hinder lights; the right of having one's lights or windows unobstructed or darkened by a neighbor's building. Servitus ne prospectus offendatur: a servitude not to intercept one's prospect Servitus oneris ferendi: the servitude of bearing weight; the right to let one's building rest on the building, wall or pillars of one's neighbor. Servitus pasceudi: the servitude of pasturing; the right of pasturing one's cattle on another's ground; otherwise called jus pascendi. Servitus prsedii rustici: the servitude of a rural or country estate; a rural servitude. Servitus prsedii nrbani: the servitude of an urban or city estate; an urban servitude. Servitus prs Bdioruin: a prsedial servitude; a service, burden or charge on one estate for the beneiit of another. Servitus projiciendi: the servitude of projecting; the right of building a projection from one's house in the open space belonging to one's neighbor. Servitus stillicidii: the servitude or right of drip; the right of having the water drip from the eaves of one's house on the house or ground of one's neighbor. Servitus tigni immittendi: the servitude of letting in a beam; the right of inserting beams in a neighbor's wall. Servitus via;: the servitude or right of way; the right of walking, riding and driving over another's land.

Glossary of Technical Terms, Phrases, and Maxims of the Common Law

Frederic Jesup Stimson · 1881

/. A servitude; an easement. Servitus servitutis esse non potest: there cannot be an easement of [on] an easement. Servitus non ea natura est, ut aliquid faciat quis', sed ut aliquid patiatur aut non faciat: the nature of an easement is not that one should do anything; but that one should suffer, or refrain from doing something.